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If the Navakara can bring to man the extremely difficult and tough highest status and joys, what then to talk of the other smaller joys?
(63) Those who have attained the highest state, do strive for it in the present and will attain to it in future-all this is simply due to the association with the grand chariot in the form of the five Navakara salutations.
(64) All austerity of a long period of time, observance of good conduct and study of many scriptures-all this should be considered to be a failure in the absence of regard and the respect for the Navakara.
(65) Just as the commander is like a lamp for an army in all the four wings, the regard and respect for prayerful salutations is like a lamp for the propitiation of vision, knowledge, conduct and austerity.
(66) The Jiva devoid of Bhava Namaskara falsified the adoption and placement of Dravya Linga. O Sundara! just understand this, become perfectly attentive to propitiation and adopt this salutation in your consciousness.
: (67-68) O Devanupriya! we pray to you again and again, not to be neglectful towards the Navakara salutation which is like a bridge over the ocean of mundane life. (69)
This is because, Navakara is not acquired by the Jivas whose merit (Punya) is poor in this jungle of transitory life which is very much frightful. (70)
Piercing through Radha-doll is not very difficult; it is not again very much difficult to root out a mountain; flying in the sky is not very difficult for man; but the acquirement of the Navakara is very much difficult indeed! (71)
